Actor, director establish ‘Trust’ going into TheatreWorks production

William Thomas Hodgson bounces around the makeshift stage at the TheatreWorks Silicon Valley rehearsal studio in constant exploration. His playground is a tiki bar, the setting for the company’s production of 2024 Pulitzer-winning play “Primary Trust” by Eboni Booth.

Discoveries are a critical part of the rehearsal process, highly encouraged by director Jeffrey Lo, munching on a Girl Scout cookie while observing rehearsal. Lo sits casually, leaning back on a puffy office chair, watching...